Guidelines for finishing Division I (from your advisor) J

To complete Division I you will need to present a portfolio of the work you did during the first year to show progress you've made in each of the seven Division I goals. Your advisor will then write your overall Division I evaluation using excerpts from your course evaluations on The Hub and guided by material you present in your portfolio.

Start to construct your portfolio this spring before what you did last fall is a faint memory. Then over the summer when you receive your spring course evaluations you can just bring it up to date and write your reflective essay.

Please make an appointment with your advisor before spring break and bring a beginning version of your portfolio.

Right after spring break, sign up for a time to start conversations about what you might do in Division II.

NOW Just follow these simple steps

Get a 3 ring binder—a 1 ½ - 2 inch deep size (sometimes I have some empty ones, so ask if you would like one of those).

1. Put dividers in it with the following labels:
   1. Table of Contents
   2. Reflective self-evaluation (you'll write it last—over the summer or first thing next fall).
      See below for more about the self evaluation below.
   3. Copies of all course or independent study evaluations or grades you have received so far (include course #'s).
   4. A list of courses/independent studies you have completed (indicate which courses satisfy the 5 school requirements).
   5. One section for each of the Division I goals
   1. Learn to read and interpret intellectual or artistic works
   2. Write critically and analytically
   3. Understand quantitative methods of analysis
   4. Develop creative abilities in expressive modes (e.g. creative writing, visual and performance arts, and music)
   5. Effectively present ideas orally
   6. Conceive and complete project-based work
   7. Understand multiple cultural perspectives on intellectual or artistic subjects

Into each of those seven sections, put examples of work that demonstrate your progress in each of those goals: papers you wrote (with faculty comments), print out of notes or Power Points you used for presentations, photos or explanations of creative or expressive work (or show us a portfolio of artistic work separately) and any other material that will demonstrate how you satisfied each of those goals.

NEXT FALL (OR OVER THE SUMMER) write your reflective self evaluation

After you have completed everything except the self-evaluation, sit down and read through your entire portfolio (as we will do). Keep notes. Then make a list of the 7 goals, and after each one, indicate your assessment of the progress you've made in skills, confidence, knowledge, performance, or competence in each and point out what evidence we should look for in the portfolio to support what you have said.

Point out also where you believe you still need to improve (this won't keep you from passing Division I; in fact, showing that you know what you still need to learn is good evidence that you're ready for Division II).

If you still have work to complete to satisfy any goals, write something that says that and that explains how you will fulfill them fall semester.

That's all there is to it! It will provide your advisor with insights about your progress, and you will gain some insights into your own learning.